First Interdisciplinary Summer School on Ontological Analysis
16-20 July 2012, Trento, Italy
Approach
Applied ontology is an interdisciplinary domain at the intersection of philosophy, linguistics, logic, cognitive science, computer science and with applications in conceptual modeling, knowledge engineering and management, information-systems, library and information science.
How can one reach a proper knowledge of such a domain?
We have taken this problem seriously and asked an expert in philosophy, one in cognitive linguistics, two in knowledge representation and one in conceptual modeling to meet for a week with students and researchers to present common themes from each discipline's viewpoint, to engage in open discussions with each other, and to interact with the participants on ontological analysis and its use in applications.
The IAOA summer school will take place on July 16-20 (the week before FOIS 2012 in Graz) as a full immersion experience in ontology. The emphasis is on ontological analysis and the goal is to show how the different disciplines interact and communicate to answer a variety of problems. The school is open to students, to researchers and to practitioners and is organized to foster cross-disciplinary interaction.
Programme (a short description of courses is available here)
Monday, 16 July 2012
(room A206, "Fabio Ferrari" Hub, University of Trento, via Sommarive 5, Povo di Trento)
09:00 - 09:10 Introduction to the IAOA Summer School
09:10 - 10:30 Introduction to applied ontology and ontological analysis
Nicola Guarino, Laboratory for Applied Ontology ISTC-CNR, Trento
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 Introduction to applied ontology and ontological analysis
Nicola Guarino, Laboratory for Applied Ontology ISTC-CNR, Trento
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (canteen of the Bruno Kessler Foundation, via Sommarive 18, Povo di Trento)
14:00 - 15:30 Introduction to first order logic for knowledge representation
Chiara Ghidini and Luciano Serafini, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 Introduction to first order logic for knowledge representation
Chiara Ghidini and Luciano Serafini, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento
Tuesday, 17 July 2012 -- Friday, 20 July 2012
(room A206, "Fabio Ferrari" Hub, University of Trento, via Sommarive 5, Povo di Trento)
09:00 - 10:30 Ontology, lexicon and cognitive science
Christiane Fellbaum, Dept. of Computer Science, Princeton University and
Amanda Hicks, Dept. of Philosophy, University at Buffalo
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 Ontological analysis: the philosophical perspective
Kevin Mulligan, Dept. of Philosophy, Université de Genève
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (canteen of the Bruno Kessler Foundation, via Sommarive 18, Povo di Trento)
14:00 - 15:30 Logical tools for ontological analysis
Chiara Ghidini and Luciano Serafini, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 Ontology-driven conceptual modelling
Giancarlo Guizzardi, Dept. of Computer Science, Federal University of Espírito
Santo
17:30 - 18:15 Discussion
Registration
The registration is open only to IAOA members. The number of participants is limited to 80.
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We are sorry but there are no more available seats.
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Grants
The IAOA and the AI*IA fund some grants for students. All the grants have already been assigned.
School organization
Stefano Borgo and Claudio Masolo with the support of the Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento.
The organizers thank the Bruno Kessler Foundation and the University of Trento for their support.
Special thanks to Valter Cavecchia for his help in the development of this web site.
News
03.07.12 - SOCIAL EVENT
A "social buffet" (free of charge) is organized the 17 July 2012, 20:00h at the Bookique (see venue page).
03.07.12 - Reading material
Reading material list added in the courses page (see the short description of courses).
11.06.12 - Programme
Detailed programme added.
24.03.12 - Hotel discount
We agreed a little bit of discount with some hotels and agriturs. Click here for additional information.
24.03.12 - AI*IA grants
The Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence (AI*IA) funds additional grants accessible only to members of both AI*IA and IAOA. Click here for information on how to apply.